The business at Ruyi Cake Shop is booming.
Previously, everyone thought that Ruyi Pastry Shop's pastries were unique, but now they all love fruit tea and dried fruit.
The dried fruit is soft and delicious, suitable for all ages. The fruit juice is even more amazing, a secret weapon for the residents of He County to combat the sweltering heat. Icy cold, one sip brings a refreshing feeling from the inside out, and it comes in many flavors, including motherwort and honey, apricot jam, bayberry syrup, white peach, and more…
The shop was booming, and Cao Wenshan and his colleagues were so busy they barely had time to breathe. But when they thought about their wages, they were tired but happy!
Thinking back to the time when they received their monthly salaries, everyone was still a little excited.
The first time wages were distributed, Qin San Niang, as usual, gathered everyone together and announced that today was payday. Besides the basic wages, there would be bonuses. The workers initially felt their wages were already quite high; a bonus, even just a little, would be a blessing!
Looking at the group of people working, Qin Sanniang saw a striking resemblance to herself receiving her first paycheck at work. She smiled and said, "Last month, our newly launched zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) and dried apricots were a huge success. Thanks to everyone's efforts, the dried apricot business has even expanded to theaters and teahouses, and sales are excellent. Now, I'll calculate everyone's bonuses, which will be based primarily on your contributions."
Originally, I was thinking of distributing bonuses separately because everyone has different roles. However, judging from everyone's performance last month, you all not only did your own jobs well but also went out of your way to help others. Therefore, I've decided to distribute the bonuses equally! Two percent of the store's profits will be used as bonuses. Let's round up last month's sales figure; each of us will receive four taels of silver!
As Qin San Niang's voice faded, an eerie silence fell over the shop, leaving Qin San Niang puzzled. What was wrong? Shouldn't they be happy? Cheer? Celebrate? Was it not enough?
Xiao Jin's eyes widened in disbelief, and his eyes instantly reddened! Xiao Liu and the others were the same; some had just gotten married, and some were struggling financially. All of them vanished with those four taels of silver.
"Master, are you telling the truth? Is everyone's bonus really four taels of silver?" It was Mu Chun who spoke. Even though his former master was an excellent boss, he had never received an income of four taels of silver before.
Sili Ren: Blame me? We're lucky if our profits can keep the shop afloat!
Qin San Niang nodded, confirming once again that the amount was correct.
"Of course, this number has been verified by Accountant Cao and me, and there are absolutely no mistakes. Moreover, if everyone works hard, I believe there will be even more in the future!"
"Waaah... Master, thank you!" Xiao Jin cried. He was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy from a poor family. His parents were both sick, and their medicine alone cost several tens of coins a month.
Several years ago, he tried to find work to supplement his family's income, but when the shopkeepers saw that he was a boy, they all said he couldn't be counted as a yearly worker and paid accordingly. He was already grateful to receive two hundred coins a month! The boss was a really good person, and he would work hard for him even if it meant being a beast of burden!
He wasn't the only one with this thought. It's no exaggeration to say that everyone at Ruyi Cake Shop was currently burning with intense fighting spirit, like a cauldron in a boiling pot.
Xiao Liu and Hua Zi held the warm silver coins, their faces beaming with joy. Both of them had just married and needed money for everything. If they were careful with their spending, this bonus would be enough for their family's expenses for a year. No wonder they were so excited!
As night fell, Cao Wenshan and Xiao Jin said goodbye to their other colleagues at the shop and walked home together.
They both lived in Nanshi, a place inhabited by poor people. For the Cao family, father and son, who were newcomers and penniless, this became their best choice.
Xiao Jin discovered by chance that he was not far from Cao Wenshan's residence. Cao Wenshan was not embarrassed at all and told him that he and his father had no money, so they rented a house here and invited him to visit.
Xiao Jin was stunned. His own family was already suffering enough, but Cao the accountant had lost his mother and wife. From then on, the two of them often went home together. The neighbors were all very surprised to see Xiao Jin become Cao Wenshan's follower! After asking, they learned that they worked together, but no one knew where they worked.
Xiao Jin grew up here, so he was very popular. Because of this relationship, the locals naturally became closer to Cao Wenshan. Many people tried to talk to him and found out that he was the accountant!
After that, everyone looked at Cao Wenshan with admiration. Although an accountant is not a scholar in the full sense, he must be able to write and calculate. It is not wrong to say that he is half a scholar!
Of course, there are also many petty thugs in this market, the kind who often steal chickens and dogs.
The Cao family only had one elderly person living alone during the day, making them their first choice. The most important reason was that they were outsiders, and even if Cao Wenshan were home, there was nothing to be afraid of! Look at how weak he was, he wouldn't be a match for them.
That day, they had planned to go to the Cao family to beg for money. They heard that the Cao family's son had found a job as an accountant, and it had been almost a month since then. It was time to pay his wages! It was time to show their respect!
Before they could even make a move, Xiao Jin glared at them with a sharp look! This was the local tyrant; they really didn't dare mess with him.
Even when Xiao Jin was very young, he was already invincible in the neighborhood! The key is that he really fought like a madman! As the saying goes, the ruthless fear the wicked, and the wicked fear the reckless!
I never expected that Cao's weakling son would find such a protector. This is troublesome!
In the end, the thugs decided to bypass the Cao family and head straight for the next unfortunate family! Cao Wenshan was unaware that he had almost lost his newly received money, which he hadn't even had a chance to enjoy yet. However, he was kind-hearted by nature and had even bought medicine to visit Xiao Jin's parents earlier.
That's right, Old Man Cao was actually a doctor. He was seriously injured at the time and could only find some medicine in the mountains to make do, which is how he managed to get here alive.
He knew that he needed better medicine to treat his illness, but his family was short of money, so he couldn't let his son worry about it.
Cao Wenshan thought to himself that his father had probably lost his will to live, or perhaps the doctor was unable to heal himself, which was why his condition was not improving.
He also consulted different doctors, but none of them had any good solutions. Some doctors felt that his family simply couldn't afford the medicine, so they had nothing to say. Others had limited medical skills and were at a loss for what to do.
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